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Jan. 18, 194 9 E. T. G DAHLSTR OM ET AL 2,459,503

BRACKET Filed June 11, 1945 Emc Dams- 20M HLCHHEL CHPLFIN m 0 f m V w Patented Jan. 18, 1949 BRACKET Eric '11. G. Dahlstrom and Michael Caplan, Chicago, Ill., assignors toI-Ienry'Hildcbrandt, Chicago, Hit.

Application June 11, 1945, Serial No. 598,842

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Another difierent type of bracket or holder is used where there is employed, for example, the type of rod which reaches across the window and beyond, but has two legs bent at right angles in toward the room wall adjacent the window to be supported by the roller or bracket.

In this way, if it is desired to hang a drape or curtain of one kind and you do not have the suitable kind of brackets or holders, the Work cannot be done until the other kind of bracket or holder is obtained, as will be readily understood by people familiar with these devices.

An object of my invention, among others, is the provision of an improved bracket, holder or support which is suitable for a Variety of uses.

By the holder, bracket or support of our invention, drapes or curtains which reach only to the sill may be used and, in addition, those which fall to the floor may be used.

We have also provided by our invention a bracket or holder which may be used to support a curtain and drape rod on a pair of brackets instead of a larger number of brackets, and both kinds of rods or rollers may be used together on a single pair of brackets.

In addition, we have also provided a shade, curtain or drape roller or rod support which may be used on both sides of the Window, for example, in supporting a shade.

This has a distinct advantage over the brackets or holders for a shade, roller or rod in which one kind of bracket or holder with a hole in the middle for a shade roller is used on one side of the window and a different bracket is used on the other side of the window, which has a slot and in which one end of the shade roller may be dropped, for example.

Another object and advantage of the present invention is to provide a device of this kind which is inexpensive and simple to produce and to use.

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Fig. 1 is a view of the bracket or support in position for use with the. rod where the curtain or drape is to fall to the floor.

Fig. 2' is. a view at right angles of the device inits position shown in Fig. 1.

Fig.3 is a view of the device in position for use with a rod where thecurtain or drape is to fall only to the sill.

Fig. 4. is a view at right angles of the device in its position shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the double or curtain and drape rod holder.

Fig. 6 is an elevation View of the device in its position shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is an end view of the device in its position shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is an elevation view of the improved shade roller bracket, which is adaptable for either end of the shade roller.

Referring to the device shown in Fig. 1, there may be a supporting plate l0 provided with apertures i l for fastening same to a wall.

A flange l2, preferably an integral part of the plate Ill, may be struck out to form at right angles.

Adapted to be supported on said flange is a rod holder device itself f3, having curved sides It for containing the rod and a back stop plate IS.

The holder l3 has an aperture l6, as also the flange has an aperture H.

A pin l8, having flattened ends 19 and 20 is adapted to retain the holder IS on the flange in a swivelled manner so as to permit the holder l3 to move easily upon the flange 12, so that it may be used with either a floor or sill length curtain or drape.

In Figs. 5 and 6 the structure is substantially the same as heretofore described, except that there is attached to the plate it) a base 2|.

The base 2| may have integral flanges 22 bent at right angles and the holding members l3 may be formed similarly to those heretofore described, and may be swivelly supported in a similar manner.

It will be manifest that all of the holders may be used with either the straight type of rod or the bent type, as will be especially apparent to those skilled in the art.

Referring to the bracket or holder in Fig. 8,

we have shown a plate 23, having apertures 24 for securing the plate to the wall, and there preferably is an integral dished portion 25 which may be centrally located.

This dished portion may have a slot 26, preferably extending from the perimeter 21 of the dished portion slightly beyond the center of the dished portion.

In the center the slot is preferably widened as at 28.

With this construction the flattened end of the shade roller may be dropped into the slot and locked in place against turning, while on the other hand, the rounded end of the curtain shade roller may be received in the central widened portion 28, and will be kept securely in place, as will be apparent without further description.

It will also be apparent that a narrow curtain or draped rod which will fit the slot 26 may also be supported by said brackets, as shown in Fig. 8.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying our invention into efifect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. We, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of con struotion set forth, but desire to avail ourselves of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described our invention, what we 4 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In window hanging means, a bracket support including a vertical mounting plate, a vertical arm bent forwardly therefrom and a horizontal ear bent laterally from the arm, a substantially U-shaped holder having a stop plate at one side thereof, and a pin extending through the horizontal ear and the bottom of the U-shaped holder for pivotally mounting the holder about its central axis on the horizontal ear.

ERIC T. G. DAHLSTROM. MICHAEL CAPLAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 658,006 Fullerton Sept. 18, 1900 704,351 Lyons July 8, 1902 1,203,765 Miller Nov. 7, 1916 1,600,374 Talbot Sept. 21, 1926 1,808,628 Bond June 2, 1931 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 3,889 Great Britain 1909 19,725 Great Britain 1893 25,595 Great Britain 1909 

